The Drop: Week of August 12th 2013 New Releases

On PSN this week, DuckTales: Remastered is a hand-crafted, beautiful reimagining of one of the most cherished 8-bit titles of all time. Go back to one of the golden ages of gaming, but now refined with a level of detail that will please the most hardened devoted Disney or retro Capcom fan, alike.

Embark on an authentic DuckTales adventure, as Scrooge McDuck and his three nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie travel to exotic locations throughout the world in their quest to retrieve the five Legendary Treasures.

DuckTales Remastered takes the classic Disney platforming adventure to a whole new level. All of the visuals from the 8-bit game have been beautifully re-created as hand-drawn and animated sprites, across a backdrop of luscious, re-envisioned level backgrounds.

Furthermore, original Disney Character Voices talent, including some from the cartoon TV series, bring in-game characters to life with charm and wit, while the classic melodies of the original soundtrack are given a modern twist. The game also features an all new tutorial level where players can get familiar with the iconic pogo jump and cane swing, while Scrooge McDuck’s Museum allows players to track all their stats and compare their progress with others via global leaderboards.

Put a crew together for the second entry in the thrilling heist shooter PayDay. Don the masks of the original PayDay crew — Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains — and descend on Washington D.C. for an epic crime spree. The new CRIMENET network in PayDay 2 offers a huge range of dynamic contracts and players are free to choose anything from small-time convenience store hits or kidnappings, to major league cyber-crime or emptying out major bank vaults for that epic PAYDAY. While in D.C., why not participate in the local community and run a few political errands?

(For PS Vita) — An addictive augmented reality puzzle game for the PS Vita system that challenges players to think “outside the box”. The goal is simple: open the box and collect the items inside. But be prepared – each box has its own unique traps that require you to think creatively. There is also a multiplayer mode where communication skills and speed between players are key to opening these boxes. Take the challenge and think outside the box!

A-Men (For PS Vita) — A-men is a logic-based puzzle-platforming game focused on thought provoking puzzle scenarios, absorbing entertainment, and a charmingly classic art-style. March across four themed worlds and 40 complex action puzzle stages, using wits and quick movements to avoid dangers and unleash traps on foes who patrol your path.

Thunder Wolves — Get in your helicopter, get ready, and go! The Thunder Wolves are the best helicopter pilots in the world, and they have already made it through countless battles. Every one of them is ready for action at any time, and ready to battle evil, no matter where it lurks. Get your helicopter airborne and get ready for some furious fireworks and top-class gaming action!

Fruit Ninja (For PS Vita) — Swipe your finger across the screen to deliciously slash and splatter fruit like a true ninja warrior. But be careful of the bombs, which are explosive to the touch and will put a swift end to your juicy adventure!

Mars: War Logs — In the destroyed world of Mars, two destinies mingle together. Two beings searching for their identity travel across a broken planet, constantly facing bloody political conflicts which tear the old colonies apart. Often divided, sometimes fighting the same enemies, both are the source of the advent of a new era…

Mars: War Logs is a sci-fi RPG action game that innovatively merges character development and light and rhythmic fights. it takes you on a journey deep into an original futuristic universe and presents you with scenarios dealing with difference, racism and environment.

Demos

Sony Pictures

Olympus Has Fallen (Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD, & Digital) — When the White House (Secret Service Code: “Olympus”) is captured and the President (Aaron Eckhart) is kidnapped by a terrorist mastermind, disgraced former Presidential guard, Mike Banning (Gerard Butler), moves to action. As the national security team scrambles to respond, the secret service ground team is wiped out and it’s up to Banning to retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger crisis. Directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) and also starring Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Melissa Leo, Ashley Judd and Rick Yune.

[Editor’s Note: The following dates are subject to change. Game details are gathered from Press Releases, Retail Descriptions, from their individual publishers and/or ESRB rating descriptions.]

7 years after the PS3 launched, we get to alphabetically sort our music, alphabetically sort our movies, our trophies are alphabetically sorted, but why aren’t our digital games sorted alphabetically? Why can we only sort by creation date and recently played?
Not talking about the store download list, but that would be nice too. No, I’m wondering why I can’t go to play a game in the list of 80 or so games I bought, PS+ games and demos, and have them alphabetically sorted. I am a bit OCD with it.
It’s funny how if you reset the PS3 File System that all the games default to alphabetical, but there is no way to keep them like that.
So, anyway I am just wondering why you guys have not implemented alphabetical sorting in a firmware update. And no, folders are not the same, and folders are not what I am asking.

Why isnt the FFXIV ARR Open Beta Demo NOT listed? Open Beta runs from the 17th to the 19th. Also why has there been no word for those of us who were in the previous beta phases about getting our access to it?

I pre order xcom I buy tales of xillia but did not like it as much thinking about pre ordering Splinter Cell but it don’t say anything about the DLC so im holding back maybe Diablo 3 come out on the psn this week for pre order

@3 Yeah, I remember reading some articles where they was focus testing the game on children and they had no clue who Uncle Scrooge was or what any of it was about. I wonder if they did at least like the theme song. If not, then I just don’t know about the young generation…

Well….yeah, I’m a 32 year old man, Woo-oo! Must…..resist…..nostalgia. I played the heck out of Ducktales on the NES and I’m not sure if I want to subject myself to that type of punishment at that age. I beat Megaman 10 a while back while my 7 year old watched and it was one of the most frustrating gaming experiences I’ve had in a while lol. That Mars RPG looks pretty cool though. :D

Good point their is usually some glaring error in the drop post every week. For a blog that communicates with the public to keep us interested in the Sony brand errors like this are just inexcusable or at least they should be. One error ok sure 2errors alright fine but week after week after weeeeeeeeeeeeek makes me wonder who is running things and why aren’t they correcting the problem..

As a vita only owner, sad to say nothing for me again. Havent seen a decent core game since soul sacrifice, and that lost its luster after a couple weeks. Sad to see emulators on my phone giving me more entertainment then the device I paid $300 for specificaly. Come on sony, I know u can give the vita better support. Im gona give killzone mercenary a chance and if that fails im definitely trading in my vita before it loses anymore value.

@36 We have been asking for MGS Portable Ops for weeks but no news, maybe this is actually not the place to ask for it, since I don’t know if it’s Sony’s or Konami’s fault. I hope that at least the people in charge of the PS Blog can make our request reach whoever is in charge of those things.

Finally Fruit Ninja is coming to the PS Vita. I really like the game. Since Fatal Frame 1 and 2 is out as PS2 classics, which I wished for and it was finally granted, how about Fatal Frame 3? I have not played the third game and it would be awesome to have that release as a PS2 classic. Also, MGS Portable Ops must come too.

@3 hey don’t totally write off my generation. I’m sixteen and although I only vaguely remember watching the show as a kid, I’m getting the game just because I missed out on the original and I’m a sucker for 2d platformers. Can’t decide if I should buy it retail or on PSN though..

Ducktails for me. I preordered the first week. I never watched the show, but the game is truly great. I had a lot of fun playing it back in the day.

@49, Nothing to be embarrassed about. Ducktails is one of the better titles to come out on 8-bit Nintendo. In the description it says that it was one of the most beloved 8-bit titles of all time, and that is nothing short of the truth. It belongs in any serious old-school gamer’s collection, especially now that it has been remastered.